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I. C. TURNER.

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APPLICATION HLED "All. 5. ISIS- Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

Jb/In 6 717/ an ATTORNEY IOHN G. TURNER, O]? DAYTONZVOHIO. V

TOY.

To' all whom it may concern: 7 7

Be itknown' that I; Jenn C. Tonnmi, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in v thefcoun'ty ofMontgomery and State of Ohio; have invented certainnew and usefulImprovements'in Toys, of which the following is aspecification,reference b'e e p re iy s aws ing %This invention relates to toys andthe ob-{ ject of the invention is to provide an appa-j ratus wherebymovement may be imparted to a traveling toy, and the toy caused toalltomatically return to its starting point.

It is also an object'of the inventionto provide such an apparatus withmeans con trolled in part by thetoy for causing said traveling movementtobe repeated HldBfinitely.

It is also an ohjeetofthe invention to pijo vide such a device whichwill be very simple in; its construction and operation, and wh ch can bemanufactured to sell at a low price.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1' isja side elevation,partly'brokenaway; o 1 an apparatus embodying m invention Fig, 2 is asimilar view of a mo ified form of the invention; and Fig. 3 is asectional view taken on the line A AQf Fig.2. j j a A 7 v 7 to enga e Inthese drawings I have shown a I to I embodyin my invention, with aslight mod ification t ereof, but it will be understood that theapparatus here shown hasj heen chosen for the purpose ofillustration'only; and that toys of various kinds may be employed, andthat the various parts of the apparatus may be changed without depart ifrom the spiritof invention.

n Fig. 1 I have shown a traveling toy which is in the form ofiaffireengineyas shown at Ll 'lfhis'toyinay, if deslrdgfhef mounted on a trackin order that it may be better guided in its travel, and I have hereshown the same as traveling on atrack 2, which may be of any suitablecharacter to guide the toy. The'toy is adapted to travel between twostations, which are here shown a e Refl n t Ne eeif' ksle ie as arrangedat the ends of, the track, and the one station is made to represent anengine house 3, from whichthe toy fire e prqieeted t ward e re iqtestioaui hf may *showngin' the form 0131a house, as indicated at 4. "Atthe'innial stag t ion that is, the point from which the toy begins itsmovement, I haveprovided means gins house 3, which in turn isrilgidlyTsuitable form, but'preferably it comprises a resilient "device which'maybeplaced under tension and then released to actnpon the toy; thuscausing the lattento travel away from the station and toward the remoteSta tion. The resilient device'inay take any suitable 'form' but"referably consists of a spring which may foil itfay net be 2 prov dedwithifcontroiling "devices; This springis shown at 5, and' smountedwithin ahousing 6, r1g1d1y supported at the initial station;

the housing being in the present instance se-' cured to the end wallof'tl-ie structure or ensecured to the end section of the tree end wallsof the housing are provided with o enlngs 7 and 8, in which is mounted ap unger thand whichcon'stitute a guide for that lunger. The plaa erpmjects beyond is provided at goth ofthe housing an lts rear end withaportlon' I0, by means of which it maybe retracted to place the spring 5under tension. "In the present arrangement, an expansion spring is usedand is connected at one endfwith the forv'vard end of the housing'fi,and at its other end with the plunger 9, and 'will be expanded by theretraction of the plunger. At the forward end the plunger is providedwith a head struc'tiontliishea' l1 rigidly secured to the plunger 9 anex tending transversely thereto. I also refer to rovide means forretaining the p nger in its retraotedlposition, and as shown, it isprovided in its lower edge witha notch 12,

arranged to engage the wall ofthe housing at the lower-side of theopening. The open ings T'and 8 are so arranged with relation one to. theother, that wearers notched pertion ofthe plunger is in enga ment withthe wail of the housing, thep u'ng'er will be slightly inclined,andtlieedge of the wall about the'forward opening 8 forms a fulcrumabout'which the plunger pivots, consequently; the head or p slightlyfrom a vertical position'so that its lower edge will project in front ofits upper edge, thus the piunger and its head constitutes in effect {abell-crank; lever which is and in the present con- 1n the form of a lateate 1 willbe tilted mevesentess agemeseswimwea use 11' a 2 when theplunger 1 in its retra cteii sition; it will' tend to r o'ck the plungera out its fulcrum jand disengage the? notched portion thereof ffr'om'the vallof housing,"- thusmisfit? "limited to the detailsofconstmctfonas vw rious modifications will oceur'tb a person ski d' in-t'lie artl IHavii'l new any described my invention what" I ilm as new, and desire asecure by Egg-11ers Patent is; p v

. 1 'ecombination with arty ada' edto travel acli ftrthi semi one st'aon, w anotlien, of a device as to pro cot said if? toward theotli'erstatiolt, an means at sai other stations authoredcal cause saidmy to retain ttr the first ment oned station. y

'21 The combination with a to adapted" to travel from one statibn ofadevice, at one of said animate toy toward the other scatien; and. means atsalt! other station to cause sai li toy to re turn tothe'firstmentionedstation, saidprojectin device comp by saiitoy upon itsreturn movement to cause the toy to be again projected toward the saidother: stationw 3. The combination With a toy adapted to travel from onestationto another, of a device at one of said stations'to project saidtoy toward the other station, and a resilient device at said otherstation arranged to check the movement of said toy and to automaticallyimpart a return movement thereto.

4. The combination with a toy adapted to travel from one station toanother, of a projecting device at one of said stations comprisin aresilient member, means to place sai resilient member under tension andto release the same to permit it to project said toy toward the otherstation, and a resilient device at said other station to automaticallyimpart return movement to said toy.

5. The combination with a toy adapted to travel from one station toanother, a plunger slidably mounted at one of said stations and adaptedto act on said toy, a spring arranged to move said plunger in adirection to act on said toy, said plunger having means to retain saidspring under tension, and a head carried b said plunger and adapted tobe engaged y said toy to release said spring.

6. The combination with a toy adapted to travel from one station toanother of a plunger slidably mounted at one 0 said stations, a springto act on said plunger to cause it to engage said toy, means foroooperating with said plun er to retain said spring under tension, another means arranged to be acted upon by said toy to release said s ringand permit said plunger to be actuated? 7. The combination with a toyadapted to travel from one station to another, of a housing at one ofsaid stations havin a guideway therein, a plunger slidaily one ofsai'd.stations" san means operable mounted in said gufdewa a spring arran insaid housinga'n sai pl "to impart forward movement thereto, said pllmgerv Having a part do operatin {with tile wallof 'saicl Housing toretain sat d's ing under tension and a part arrangedto e engagedbysa'idtcy t'o" dis-- eu gagesaid" plunger from said'hdusing and re casesaid gaging;

8: The co '"irati-on with a toy adapted to travef fremone station toanother, of a housing at one'of said stations having openiggs" therein;a. plunger sliliably mounted in s d openingsand ha'ving'a 1" 'itedpivetal movement in one of said openin aspring' arranged Within saidhousing toact upon said lunger; sa'id longer having a' notch in one edgethereof wall of said housing and a head carried" by the said'glunger andadapted to be tilted whensai plunger is moved to cause the notchedportion thereof. to engage the wall ofsa'id 'housingwhereby the impactof said my against said tilted head, will rel-"ease said plun%er. V I

9': he cornfiirrati with a" BOTadaptfed to travel from one station toanother, of a device at one of said stations to project said toy towardthe other station, and a sprin supported at said other station andarrange to be compressed by the forward movement of said toy and to thenexpand to impart return movement to said toy.

10. The combination with a toy adapted to travel from one station toanother, of a device at one of said stations to project said toy towardthe other station, means to cause said toy to be returned to the firstmentioned station, and an operable part arranged at said other stationto be actuated by said toy.

11. The combination with a toy adapted to travel from one station toanother, of a device at one of said stations to project said toy towardthe other station, means to cause said toy to be returned to the firstmentioned station, a structure arran ed at said other station, andhaving a part a apted to be moved into difi'erent positions, and meanscontrolled by said toy for retaining said movable part in apredetermined position.

1.2. The combination with a toy ada ted to travel from one station toanother, 0 a device at one of said stations to project said toy towardthe other station, means to cause said toy to be returned to the firstmentioned station, a structure at said other station having a partadapted to be moved into different positlons, and means for retainingsaid movable part in a predetermined osition and arranged to be actuatedby sai toy to release said part and permit it to move into anotherposition.

13. The combination with a toy fire engine and engine house to receivesaid engine, of

comrerct'ed with adapted to engage'tlle a projecting device arrangedwithin said enfiine house, a structure representinga bu ding arranged ata point remote from and hav' movable Wall, said'pr ting device to towardsaidstrut-r said a means or causing project said fire, engine ture,means actuated by said fire engine to cause said movable Wall to movefrom one position to another, and meansto cause said fire engine toreturn to said engine house. L

14. The combination with a toy adapted to travel from one station toanother, oi means for guiding said toy between said stations a deviceatone of said stations to project said. toy toward the otherstatiom anda resilient device atsaid other to check the movement of said toy andautomatically return it to the first mentioned station a 15. Thecombination with a toy adapted to travel from one station to another, ofa resilient device arranged at one of said stations, and adapted to beplaced under tension and then released to project said toy to- 'ne houseCopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Washington,

i bet'ween' said stations, sta i ward the other station, and means atsaid other, station for automatically causing said my to return to the16, The combination with a toy adapted to travel fro one 'sta ion toanother, and a track having an inclined portion arrange between saidstations, of a device at one of said stationsto' project said toy alongsaid track and up said incline, said incline serving' to return said1:23 to the station from which it, was projec l7; The combination ivithatoy adapted to travel from one station to another, and a track havingan inclined portion arranged of a device atone of said toy along saidsaid stations to reject track and up sar incline, and means at the ofsaid inclmeto check the movement of said toy and automatically cause itto move down said incline.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature hereto.

upper end JOHN C. TURNER.

Commissioner of Zia-tents,

first mentioned station,

